Case C-653/16. Discrimination

Does the Czech legislation under which judges are not entitled to remuneration for on-call duty,...

ECJ 27 April 2017, case C-680/15 (Asklepios Kliniken), Transfer of undertakings

‘Dynamic’ referral clauses have effect after the transfer of an undertaking, if national law provides for the possibility for the transferee to make changes both consensually and unilaterally.

ECJ (Grand Chamber) 21 December 2016, case C-201/15 (AGET Iraklis), Collective redundancies

Where no agreement is reached with employee representatives on a planned collective redundancy, the employer must try to obtain permission from the Minister for Labour – who rarely gives it. The employer in this case argued successfully that this was a serious obstacle to its to freedom to establish and conduct business in Greece.

ECJ 21 December 2016, case C-539/15 (Bowman), Age discrimination

Requiring staff to complete five service years before progressing from the first to the second step on the salary scale, but requiring only two service years for each next step, is not age-discriminatory.

ECJ 24 November 2016, case C-443/15 (Parris), Sex discrimination

The ECJ found that a gay lecturer was not unlawfully discriminated against under an occupational pension scheme that did not entitle those over a certain age or sexual orientation to claim a survivor’s benefit for their (same-sex) civil partner or spouse.

ECJ (Grand Chamber) 21 December 2016, case C-201/15 (AGET Iraklis), Collective redundancies

Where no agreement is reached with employee representatives on a planned collective redundancy, the employer must try to obtain permission from the Minister for Labour – who rarely gives it. The employer in this case argued successfully that this was a serious obstacle to its to freedom to establish and conduct business in Greece.

ECJ 21 December 2016, case C-539/15 (Bowman), Age discrimination

Requiring staff to complete five service years before progressing from the first to the second step on the salary scale, but requiring only two service years for each next step, is not age-discriminatory.

ECJ 24 November 2016, case C-443/15 (Parris), Sex discrimination

The ECJ found that a gay lecturer was not unlawfully discriminated against under an occupational pension scheme that did not entitle those over a certain age or sexual orientation to claim a survivor’s benefit for their (same-sex) civil partner or spouse.

Case C-472/16. Transfer of undertakings

Should it be considered that there is a transfer for the purposes of Directive 2001/23/EC where...

Case C-472/16. Transfer of undertakings

Should it be considered that there is a transfer for the purposes of Directive 2001/23/EC where...